Markey Kathleen, Tilki Mary, Taylor Georgina
Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Limerick, Ireland.
Nurse Res. 2014 Nov;22(2):16-22. doi: 10.7748/nr.22.2.16.e1272.
To explore three different approaches to grounded theory and consider some of the possible philosophical assumptions underpinning them.
Grounded theory is a comprehensive yet complex methodology that offers a procedural structure that guides the researcher. However, divergent approaches to grounded theory present dilemmas for novice researchers seeking to choose a suitable research method.
This is a methodology paper.
This is a reflexive paper that explores some of the challenges experienced by a PhD student when choosing and operationalising a grounded theory approach.
Before embarking on a study, novice grounded theory researchers should examine their research beliefs to assist them in selecting the most suitable approach. This requires an insight into the approaches' philosophical assumptions, such as those pertaining to ontology and epistemology. Researchers need to be clear about the philosophical assumptions underpinning their studies and the effects that different approaches will have on the research results.
This paper presents a personal account of the journey of a novice grounded theory researcher who chose a grounded theory approach and worked within its theoretical parameters.
IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH/PRACTICE: Novice grounded theory researchers need to understand the different philosophical assumptions that influence the various grounded theory approaches, before choosing one particular approach.
探讨扎根理论的三种不同方法，并思考支撑这些方法的一些可能的哲学假设。
扎根理论是一种全面但复杂的方法，它提供了一种指导研究者的程序结构。然而，扎根理论的不同方法给寻求选择合适研究方法的新手研究者带来了困境。
这是一篇方法学论文。
这是一篇反思性论文，探讨了一名博士生在选择和实施扎根理论方法时所经历的一些挑战。
在着手一项研究之前，扎根理论新手研究者应审视自己的研究信念，以帮助他们选择最合适的方法。这需要洞察这些方法的哲学假设，比如那些与本体论和认识论相关的假设。研究者需要清楚支撑其研究的哲学假设以及不同方法将对研究结果产生的影响。
本文呈现了一位扎根理论新手研究者的亲身经历，他选择了扎根理论方法并在其理论框架内开展研究。
对研究/实践的启示：扎根理论新手研究者在选择某一特定方法之前，需要理解影响各种扎根理论方法的不同哲学假设。
